Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu I frequently am asked for a “good” spray program for pumpkins. This is always a difficult program to design because it depends on field history (i.e. has Phytophthora… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu The forecast for downy continues to be moderate to low for most of Delaware and the eastern shore. Maintain fungicide programs to protect cucurbits from infection by downy mildew. This time of year it… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Several additional cucurbit crops were added to the Quintec label and the changes are not in the 2010 Vegetable Recommendations book. Quintec is labeled for powdery mildew control on winter squash, gourds and pumpkin… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Wednesday’s rain was a high risk event for cucurbit downy mildew in the region. Be sure downy mildew fungicides are being employed for disease control at this time. There have been no new reports… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Cucurbit Downy Mildew We are at minimal risk at the present but keep up to date by checking the ipm PIPE website http://cdm.ipmpipe.org regularly for updates. Downy mildew was found in New York state… Continue Reading
